Re: Plot of (2 x^2 - x^3)^(1/3)
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- Subject: [mg112125] Re: Plot of (2 x^2 - x^3)^(1/3)
- From: Peter <insomnia.berlin at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:27:04 -0400 (EDT)
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On 28 Aug., 13:02, Bernard <bernard.vuilleum... at edu.ge.ch> wrote: > I see in Calcul Diff=E9rentiel et int=E9gral, N. Piskounov, Editions > MIR, Moscou 1970, on p. 210 the graph of (2 x^2 - x^3)^(1/3) with > negative values for x > 2, something like : > > Plot[Piecewise[{{(2 x^2 - x^3)^(1/3), x <= 2}, {-Re[(2 x^2 - > x^3)^(1/3)], x > 2}}], {x, -1, 3}] > > When I plot this function with : > > Plot[(2 x^2 - x^3)^(1/3) // Re, {x, -1, 3}] > > I obtain positives values for x > 3. I don't understand why. > Thank you very much for your help ! Hi Bernard, maybe you want Plot[Root[#^3-(2 x^2-x^3)&,1]//Re,{x,-1,4}] ? Peter